Magnifying paper weight



Nov. 24, 1925. 1,563,215

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Patented Nov. 24, 1925.

UNITED STATES IE'JJEB LH. DEE BUZEEALO, NEW YORK.

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Application fi ed. M y 4, 1922. Serial No. 558,424.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, PETER H. MEYER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in hilagnifying Paper Weights, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to paper weights of the kind which may also beused as magnifying glasses.

The objects of the invention are to provide a device of this kind whichis made of a single piece of glass and is so formed that when the devicerests upon an article, the article will be in focus, so that it is notnecessary to move the glass toward and from the article to find thefocus nor to hold the glass while looking through the same; also toimprove devices of this kind in other respects hereinafter specified.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a combined paperweight and magnifyingglass embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a central sectional elevation thereof.

The article of manufacture embodying this invention includes a singlepiece or block of glass which is of such size as to enable the same toact suitably as a paperweight. The article is provided with a baseportion A adapted to rest on the paper or other article to be magnifiedand the upper surface B is curved so as to be in focus with the planeupon which. the article rests. In order to make it possible for theupper surface to be properly in focus with the plane of the surface onwhich the article rests, the article is made relatively high which alsomakes the article useful as a paperweight. By so forming the articlethat the upper curved surf-ace is in focus with the plane on which thebottom rests it is obvious that the necessity of moving the article toand from the object to be magnified for the purpose of finding its focalpoint is eliminated, as well as the necessity for holding the articlewhile using the same for magnifying purposes. By means of theconstruction described the upper surface can be immediately placed intocorrect focal relation to the article to be magnified by placingthe'base of the device in contact with the object which is to bemagnifis t If desired, the base A of the article may be concaved as inthe construction shown, preferably in such a manner that only a smallportion of the base will rest upon the surface on which the article isplaced. This concave face prevents the scratching or wearing of thebottom of the article as the same is moved over a desk or othersupporting surface, since if the lower surface of the article shouldbecome scratched, blurred or otherwise worn or damaged, it would becomesemi-opaque and thus interfere with the function of the device as amagnifying glass. The article shown is substantially square inhorizontal cross section but may be of any other desired shape or form.By making the article of polygonal cross section and providing thearticle with a concave bottom face, the corners of the article form feetupon which the article rests. The article may, however, be ofcylindrical or other form.

The article may readily be used for advertising purposes, in which casethe advertisements may be etched or otherwise placed on the sides of thearticle without interfering with the uses thereof. The article isdecidedly attractive in appearance and is therefore desirable as anornament on a desk or writing table and serves the two-fold purpose ofacting as a paperweight owing to a considerable bulk of glass used inthe article, and also acts as a magnifying glass which can be veryreadily used in that it is not necessary to first move the glass towardand from the object to be magnified to find the correct focal distance,but the article can be placed immediately into correct relation to theobject to be magnified by placing the base of the article in contactwith the object. It is also a desirable feature of this invention thatthe article is so formed that it will be naturally placed upon its baseand while in this position it performs simultaneously the two functionsfor which the article is intended.

I claim as my invention:

1. A combined paperweight and magnifying glass comprising a single pieceof glass which is shaped to form a base and having an integral topportion having an upper convexly curved face which is in fo one with theplane on which the base rests, the bottom face of the article beingconcaved so that the article rests on the edge portions of the base toprevent injury to said concaved face, the article having substantiallyupright and relatively high surface portions which extend from the baseto the convex upper face.

2. A. combined paperweight and magnifying glass comprising a singlepiece of glass which is shaped to form a base and having an integral topportion having an upper curved face which is in focus with the plane onwhich the base rests, the bottom face of the article being con-caved andthe article having relatively high plane sides and be ing polygonal. incross section so that the lower ends of the corners of the article formfeet on which the article may rest.

PETER H. MEYER.

